KBC Outreach Focuses On Heart Health

Feb 26, 2025

The Kansas Beef Council (KBC) is advancing efforts to share the science behind beef’s role in a heart-healthy diet, reaching health professionals and consumers with evidence-based resources. Recognized as American Heart Month, February provides an ideal opportunity to amplify these initiatives.

The recently developed Science Update: Lean Beef and Cardiometabolic Health booklet summarizes key checkoff-funded research and is being shared with health professionals nationwide. It features notable studies such as the landmark Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study that demonstrates including 4 oz. to 5 oz. of lean beef daily in a DASH-style diet improves cholesterol levels. Additionally, a randomized clinical trial found that a Mediterranean-style diet with up to 5.5 oz. of lean beef daily led to improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, such as lower LDL cholesterol levels. Another study further supported these findings, showing improved cholesterol and blood pressure with lean red meat in a Mediterranean diet.

Click here to see more...

Video: What If Everything You Knew About Feed Inventory Was Wrong?

AI, Agriculture & the Future of Smart Farming with BinSentry CEO Ben Allen. Every day, livestock producers make thousands of dollars' worth of decisions based on one simple question: How much feed is actually left in the bin? For decades, the answer has often been an estimate.

In this episode of AgTech with Andrew, I sit down with Ben Allen, CEO of BinSentry, to explore how artificial intelligence, machine vision and real-time data are transforming one of agriculture's most overlooked challenges—feed and grain inventory management.
We discuss why some of the biggest inefficiencies in livestock production aren't happening in the barn, but throughout the feed supply chain. Ben shares insights from his career leading agricultural technology companies, explains why AI must solve real business problems to earn producer trust, and offers his vision for the connected farm of the future.

In this interview, you'll discover:
Why feed inventory has remained one of agriculture's biggest blind spots
How AI is reducing costly feed outages, waste and unnecessary deliveries
The hidden safety risks of traditional bin inspections
What separates successful ag technologies from those that never gain adoption
How connected farms are changing decision-making for producers, feed mills and integrators
Why real-time inventory may become as important as precision planting and autonomous equipment

Whether you're a livestock producer, grain farmer, feed manufacturer, ag retailer, nutritionist or simply passionate about the future of agriculture, this conversation offers valuable insights into where the industry is headed.